Friends of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

The Friends of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1990 as a 501(C)3 nonprofit organization to support the mission of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Visitors can purchase field guides, books, t-shirts, hats, and refuge souvenirs from the Nature Store located inside the Richard S. Bolt Visitor Center near Folkston, GA. Store sales along with donations are used to support the conservation, education, and visitor services at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.

Partner Category

Economic, Tourism, Retail, and Industry

We partner with these groups to help them conduct their commercial activities in a way that best promotes conservation.

Friends Groups

Friends groups are organizations of community members committed to helping national wildlife refuges and national fish hatcheries meet conservation goals that would otherwise be out of reach.

Non-Governmental Organizations

Here we partner with a wider variety of other organizations on projects to meet shared conservation goals.

Friends of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

Other Partners

Here are just a few of our National Partners. You can view the full list of FWS partners, along with the regions and areas of focus our work together entails.

Partnership Services

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Through our partnerships we are able to expand our capabilities through the inclusion of services in areas such as:

Grant opportunities
Sponsorship of grants
Cooperative Agreements

To find out more about how our partner provides services view our partner services below.

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